"It was not our day. You could tell that Hawaii had an extra day off and we didn't. We didn't come out to play today."

Who do you look for to step up in games like this one?

"I think days and moments like this are tough when you're young. Once they scored quickly and it got out of hand, we went straight to our younger kids to see what they could offer us. It's hard in soccer because once the score gets away from you, you're out of it. I took this moment as a teaching opportunity. We put our younger kids out there and talked them through the game and tried to get them to see how we should switch and how we should be marking in the midfield."

What are your thoughts looking forward to Cal State Northridge?

"Hawai'i is usually in the bottom of the Big West and Cal State Northridge is at the top of the Big West. We know what adjustments to make. It's rough right now for us. We've been on the road for two weeks and we knew a day like this was coming. We're happy that it happened now and not in Conference though. The adjustments are quite simple. We've got to figure out our markings in the midfield, especially with the number of young players we have in midfield. We've just got to make our adjustments and move forward."

You guys have played good teams early on, but haven't scored consistently. What needs to change?

"I don't think it's a matter of us not scoring consistently. We have a lot of young kids putting shots on the board. If we weren't getting shots, I'd be concerned, but that's not the case. It's still early in the season and we're depending on freshmen and sophomores who have not played. The goals are coming. When they do, watch out for us."

Next up: Pacific hosts Cal State Northridge at 7 p.m. on Friday at Knoles Field. Admission to all home soccer events is free.